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April 14, 1925.

F. H. PIERPONT ET AL TYPOGRAPHIC MECHANISM Filed June 11, 1923 3Sheets-Sheet 2 0 Cw M D? m W EM h a7 H Fm April 14, 1925. 1,533,456

F. H. PlE RPONT ET AL TYPOGRAPHIC MECHANISI Filed June 11, 1923 3Sheets-sheaf 3 3 fl b W5 MW //v vf/vrokss Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITE, STATE fii'lENT OFFICE;

FRANK HINMAN PIER-YONG? AND JOSEPH EA'PL TIPTON, OF HO'RLEY, ENGLAND, AS

SIGNORS TO LANSTON MGNOTYJE'E MAUI-III? SYLV'ANIA, A CORPORATION OF"VIRGINIA. i

nitrous-Arnie MECHANISM. f

Application filed June 11, 1923. Serial No. 644,737.

To all whom it amp concern.

Be it known that we, FRANK I-IINMAN PIERPONT, and Josnrrr EARL TIPTON,citizens of the United States, residing atSal- 10 same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of' this" specification,and to the characters of reff erence marked thereon. c v

This invention relates to the production, or to the casting andcomposing, of single types in justified lines, from abnormal matrices ina typecasting and composing machine, adapted to deal with standardmatrices and wherein a movable die-case or matrix-carrier, containing afont, or series of matrices, is selectively moved, relatively to amould, to position the required matrix, by die-case positioningmechanisnn'the positioned or selected matrix being finally adjusted orcentred relatively to the mould and clamped thereon by a. centering pinor device. 0 i

In such machines, the usual mechanism for positioning the standard diecase com prises, for each direction of adjustment, a series of primarygauges, which correspond in number to the number of rows of matrices inthe die case, and are individually actuated to cooperate with members ofapositioning or translating mechanism to position a selectedma-triX'ove-r the mould. The primary gauges, or the various centeringpositions denoted by them, are at equal dis tances apart, and in theusual commercial machine the standard matrices are all of the same size,the centering distances between them being a constant and equal to thedistance between successive gauges of a series. An example of atype-casting and 45 composing machine to which the present in vention isparticularly applicable is described in United States Letters Patent toBancroft No. 625,998, May 30, 1899.

The standard matrices, adapted "to be used in the ordinary or commercialmachine, are suitable for all sizes of type up to and including 12 pointand all the characters required for a normal font can beplaced' on thesame size of matrix and'accomrn0'- dated in the usual die'case', thesestandard matrices being arranged in 15 rowsin each direction, thusproviding for 225 matrices. When it is necessary to increase the size ofthe matrix beyond the normal or standard size, for example, when typessay of 14:, 18 or 24- point are to be cast, then the ordinaryarrangements cannot be retained as matrices of a size to take all thecharacters such fonts will be such that the centering distances betweenthe adjacent matrices will not be equal to the distances between, or dienoted by, the aforesaid gauges.

, 'Machines, especially adapted for dealing with these larger orabnormal matrices alone, could be constructed, yet it is desirable thatthe ordinary commercial machine should be capable of dealing with suchfonts when required, and severalendeavors have 0 been made to meet thisrequirement, such for example as described in the specifications of U.s. Patents Nos. 1,008,364, 1,094,678, r

1,079,321 and. 1,300,811. These and other schemes involve structuralalterations tothe' machine and the use of supplementary diecasepositioning mechanism by which the various centering positions given tothe diecase by the normal gauging devices or pins for standard matricesis varied or augmented to bring the selected abnormal matrix to itsexact position over the mould cavity to be acted upon centering pin.

The chief object of the present invention is the production of types inproperly justi- I lied lines from abnormal matricesof a font say of 14,18 or 24 point, in a standard machinev utilizing thestandard gaugby theclamping, or

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ing and positioning mechanism for directly positioning the die case andsetting directly the normally constructed moulddimensioning andjustification devices. By this invention standard and, abnormal matrices can be employed at will on the same machine without necessitatingstructural alterations and avoiding the presence. and inconvenience ofaddlt onal mechanism lIl volving time and attention in effecting a; i

change from one style to another.

The present invent on consists of a method of arranging 1n the d1e-caseabnormal matlrices wherein the centering distance between adjacentmatrices is not equal to that between adjacent gauges of a series butthe centering position of each matrix coincides exactly w'ith 'acentering position indicated by oneofthe gauges, also that while thematrices are not, or need not be of the same size throughout tl1edie-case, or, are not or need'not be arranged in unbroken rows runningfrom side to side or from end to end of the die-case, each gauge can beemployed either to centre a matrix or position the justificationdevices. r

In accordance with the present invention therefore, a die-case withabnormal matricescan be positioned directly to centre such ainatrix'over the mould by the ganging and positioning devices adoptedfor standard matrices so that the centeringcavity. or point in a matrixis brought'exactly under the matrix centering pin or de vice of'theexisting machine, and the full range of standard justification positionsis available. v

in accordance with this invention also the matrices can be supported orsuspended in staggered or broken rows as distinguished from unbrokenrows in the normal machine, being supported by suspension bars or rodswhich pass through central openings in certain. matrices and rest'intransverse or lateral external grooves in other matrices. Thisarrangementprovides for anincreased number of available centeringpositions and therefore a greater variety of unit values.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:-

Fig. 1 is an inverted plan View of a. die

case showing the character end of the matis an inverted plan view ofanother arrangen'i'ent wherein the niatrir is are staggered or placed inbroken or incomplete rows.

Fig? 4' 1s a. similar v ew of the the case I shownin Fig. 3' with thematrices removed,

the mat-rix' positions being indicated in broken rows. v

5 is' a section on the line 55 of Fig. 3. v p

Fig. 6 is a section'on the line 2 th'ef arrows 66, and I Fig; 7 is asection on the line 22 Fig. 4 l'ooking'in' the direction indicated bythe arrow 7'7. h

In carrying'tlie invention into practice, the" matrix-carrierA is formedwith a larger openiii'gcv' to receive the font ofma-trices, than in thej standard matrix-carrier so that the opening is now of'such dimensionsas would accommodate 256" standard matrice's' arranged in 16f rows ineither direcnon,-

against" 225 standard matrices i and looking in the direction indicatedby arranged in 15 rows in either direction as hitherto. The matricesemployed in the present invention are conveniently of two sizes, some13, being equal in dimensions to two standard matricesand others, 5equal in" dimension to four standard matrices.

p The matrices, as hitherto, are arranged in horizontal rows accordingto the unit values of the, characters, symbols, etc., which they carry,and in vertical columns. in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 the iirsthori-' zontal row (reading from the top of the drawing) containscharacters each say, of 6 units value; the second row, characters. of 8units; the third row, characters of it) units; the fourth row,characters of 11 units, the fifth row,- characters ofli-i uni-ts; thesixth row, characters of H units; the seventh row, characters of 15units; and the eighth row, characters of '16 units: This arrangementprovides for characters of eight different unit values; which, whiierestricted, provides for a practical font of matrices to be cast oftheir proper apportionment or value. There are fifteen inatrices, ineach of the first four horizontal rows of the die-case. The matrices l;in these four horizontal rows are each equal in dimensions to twostandard matrices, with the exception of one matrix B at the extremeleft-end of each row, these matrices being equal in dimension to fourstandard matrices. There are eight matrices B in each of the fourremaining horizontal rows, the matrices B in these four rowsbeing eachequal' in dimension to four standard matrices.

The die case is provided, as hitherto, with a perforated protectingplateA (see 2) which has openings A coinciding with centering cavities in thematrices Band B, and all matrices except those from which low-quads orspaces are to be cast, fur nis'hed with such centering cavities.

In Fig. 2 the openings A in the plate A- are shown and these openingscoincide withthe centering cavities b in the matrices and in Fig. 2 thematrices are indicatedby broken lines so that the position of thecentering cavityinthe matrix is shown.

For positioning the horizontal rows of matrices by the existing die-casepositioning mechanism and gauge pins,- the pin No. 1 of the series X isutilized for the first row and the centering cavities'in the matricesare so located that when the gauge pin No. 1 is operated, as hitherto bya signal iiithe record strip,,the die case will be movedto bring one ofthe matrices in this row with its centering point or cavity directlyunder the existing matrix-centering or clan'iping pi'n of the machine,similarly the second row of} matrices is positioned bv the gauge pin No.3 of the series 5, the third row, by the matrices but these do not, inthe presentex ample, extend from end to end of the die case. In eachvertical row, with the exception of the fifteenth there are fourmatrices B of the smaller dimension, and inthe hitteenth row are eightmatrices B of the larger dimension. In the remaining portion of thedie-case are seven vertical. columns each having four matrices B of thelarger dimension.

The centering cavities Z) in the matrices are arranged so that thegauge-pin No. 1 of series Y positions the matrices B and B of the firstvertical column as indicated by the broken line 1 in Fig. 2. N 0.72 actsfor the second vertical column of smaller matrices B and is not requiredfor positioning any of the matricesB gaugepin No. 3 acts to positionthematrices B and B :of the third column; gauge pin No. 4 acts toposition the smaller matrices B in the fourth column, and is notrequired for any of thelarger matrices B Gauge pins 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13act to position the small and the large matrices B and B in the fifth,seventh, ninth, eleventh and thirteenth col- -umns respectively, asindicated by the broken lines y, and gauge pins 6, 8, 10 and 12 act toposition the small matrices B in the corresponding vertical columns andare not required for the large matrices B The centering cavities 7) ofthe small mat rices B are arranged central of the body oi the matrix inboth directions while the centering cavities of the large matrices B arecentral in one direction only; Conveniently the matrices are supportedon rods C which are supported at their ends in openings a in the frameof the die case and are held in position by a plate or bar A Thesesuspension rods pass through central holes 6 in the body of thematrices. The matrices may, however, be supported upon bars and fingerssuch as described in the specifications of U. S. Letters Patent 78 L245and 980,959.

The particular matrix from which a cast will be made will be the'onewhich stands at'the intersection of a vertical column positioned by aparticular gauge-pin of series Y and a horizontal row positioned by agauge-pin ot the series X and when so positioned the centering cavity inthe matrix will be directly under the matrix centering and clamping pinof the casting machine.

The gaugepin F or example, it the matrix B representing the character Eis to be cast from, then the pin '9 of series X and the pin 7 of theseries Y will be actuated.

Although only eight of the available fifteen unit values or horizontalrows are required in the above arrangement for positioning matrices,there being matrices only of eight diiierent unit values, yet accordingto the present invention the die case can respond to anyone of theremaining seven gauge-pins sothat a wider range for the justification ofa line is provided for than in hitherto known schemes for casting andcomposing single type from abnormal matriceson a tstandard. machinesince the mechanism and gaugesfor positioning-the (lie case inonedirection of its movement also moves the justificationdevices ashitherto. WVhen one of the gauge-pins in series X is projected to effectthe setting ofthe justification mechanism or wedges, the positioningmechanism will move the die-case but as the pump is renderedinoperativeno cast will take place and the cone-pin for clamping the matrix on tothe mould will descend, and if thereis no matrix cavity underneath, thepin will be arrested by the die protecting plate A Thus the full rangeof justification positions is available and can be dictated and'usedwithout. damage to any part of the machine, In hitherto known schemes,as already stated, only the positions corresponding to actual matrix.positions could be used for'justificat ion. I

In the arrangement illustrated iirFigs. 3 and 4 a still wider range ofunitvalues of matricesis provided than in the arrangement abovedescribed. rangement each of the fifteen gauge-pins for positioning thedie case inthe direction according to the unitvalue otlthe-matrices isemployed to represent a row, or one or more matrices of, a differentunit value, thus permitting of a larger number 01E different unit valuesbeing included or permitting more than one row of matrices of the sameunit value being placed in the die case.

In this arrangement a row of matrices does not run from side to side ofthe die case, there being four matrices B of the smaller size omittedfrom the first four horizontal rows and two matrices B of the largersize omitted from the remaining four horizontal rows. In the centralposition of the die case are placed'matrices B and B which form shortrows or groups, the short rows being placed intermediate of the mainrows so that the upper and lower edges of the faces of-the matricescoincide with the centre line of the matrices of the main rows.

In the embodiment illustrated there are four horizontal rows eachcontaining four matrices B of the smaller size and three horizontal rowseach containing twomath In this second arrices B of the-larger sizeemployed. The

' are positioned bythe gauge pins Nos; 3, 5, T,

9, 11, 13 and15 respectively; and'the see- 0nd, third, fourth, fiftlnsixth and seventh, short rows arepositioned by gauge pins 4, 6', 8-, 10,12 and 14 respectively.

Between the matrices of theshort rows and the sides of the die case arespaces which are filledup by blanks or blocks 6 The pins of series Xoperate in this example in the'same manner as with the previous example.The matrices are suspended on rods or bars C (see Fig. 6), which passacrossthe die case and are supportedby their ends in openingsin theopposite sides of the frame of the die-case. These rods do not passthrough central openings in all the matrices,

they assthrough central openings'in the matrices of the main rows, andrest in external'side grooves b in the matrices of the short rowsasshown in Figs. 5 and 7 of the drawings; 7

We claim:

L A matrix case comprising a frame capa ble of holding a definitenumberof setwise rows of normal matrices and adapted to be used in atype casting and composing machine provided with matrix case positioningmechanism capable of said definite number of positions in a pointwisedirection, each position representinga definite setwise dimension forthetype to be produced, rows of matrices in said case of a size to embracein apointw-isedirection two otsaid definite positions, and a positioningcone hole on one end of each matrix and central thereof in' apointwisedirection to cause the central positioning-of each matrixj row withreferenceto one of the said definite positions whereby the setwisematrix rows are less in number than the said positions and those.positlons corresponding to matrix rowsa-recentral of said rows in apointwise direction.

2. A die case and matrices therein, all matrices being of the samepointwise size, and certain matrices being arranged in hori zontal orsetWise parallel rows, with other matrices staggered or set-offrelatively'to these rows, the amount of set-off beingless than the pointwise size ofthe matrices.-

3. In a" die case, the combination with matrices arranged in setwiserows andmatrices staggered or set-off relatively to these rows, theamount of set-ofl' being less than the pointwi'se size of the matricesand all of the matrices being otjthe same pointwise size, of suspensionbars passing through central openings incertain matrices and resting inexternal-side grooves in other matrices.

4. A, matrix case comprising a frame capableot holding a definite numberof setwise rows of normal matrices and adapted to be used in a typecasting and composing machine provided with matrix case posit-ioningmechanism capable of said definite num-, ber of positions in a pointWisedirection, each position representing a definite setwise dimension forthe type to be produced, rows of matrices in said case of a size toembrace in apointwise direction two of said definite positions, and apositioning cone hole on one end of each matrixvand centralthereof in apointwise direction to cause the, central posit1on1n of each matrixro-wwith reference.

to. one of the definite positions, certain of thermatrices of a rowbeing staggered or oflt'set one centering position in amount, so

astoembrace a different one. of said positions from that, of the othermatrices of the row, whereby two setwise dimensions of typesmaybeproduced from a single staggered row; 7

FRANK HINMAN PIERPONT. JOSEPH EARL TIPT ON.

